Meanwhile, the cavalrymen who had returned to the city first reported the situation to Chen Jie and Huangfu Song on the city wall.

"Oh, so those are refugees from Han Hui!"

Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, Huangfu Song nodded.

Then Huangfu Song turned to look at Chen Jie and said with a smile:

"I'll go to the military camp to make arrangements right away. I'll leave this place to you. Let those Han-Hui people witness the might of our Han army!"

Chen Jie nodded and replied:

"Please rest assured, General!!"

"Yes, I trust you to handle things!"

Huangfu Song smiled, patted Chen Jie on the shoulder, and then turned and left.

"This humble general respectfully sees you off, General!"

Huangfu Song, who had just taken two steps, suddenly stopped and asked without turning his head:

"Oh, by the way, Jia Xu should be in Liaodong by now, right? Go and invite him here!"

"promise!!"

Chen Jie's expression shifted, and he quickly and respectfully accepted the order.

"Let's go!"

After saying that, Huangfu Song waved his hand and then led his men to turn around and walk down the road. Chen Jie turned around and looked at the Han Hui refugees who were walking towards him.

Now that the refugees from Han Ye have arrived, it means that the Three Hans, Goguryeo, and Northern Wuhuan will soon follow!

Recalling the message he received from Jia Xu, Huangfu Song couldn't help but smile.

Upon returning to the military camp, Huangfu Song immediately ordered dozens of large cauldrons to be set up to prepare for the group of Han Hui refugees.

Then Huangfu Song took out paper and pen, sat down at the table and pondered for a moment before beginning to write:

"The hundreds of thousands of people of Hanye and Okje have been slaughtered by the wolves of Goguryeo. There are very few survivors in the two regions. Fortunately, our Han Dynasty is benevolent and has paid a huge price to save their lives!"

Now, the survivors of these two tribes are homeless and without a country, a truly pitiful sight. I believe that our Great Han Dynasty, being a celestial empire and a land of benevolence and righteousness, should rightfully take them in as citizens and help them reclaim their lost territories…!

Subsequently, Huangfu Song wrote down in detail his plan to annex Hanye, Woju, and even Goguryeo, and then sent a fast horse to gallop towards Luoyang.

About half an hour later, Li Qing and two thousand Han Ye refugees arrived at the city gate, led by several Han cavalrymen.

Chen Jie also led over a hundred fully armed Youzhou soldiers down the city wall.

"Open the city gates!!"

Under the expectant gazes of the Han Ye refugees, the towering city gates finally opened slowly.

"Is this the Han army?"

Seeing Chen Jie emerge and the Youzhou army behind him, the Han-Hui refugees were all shocked and gaped in disbelief.

These soldiers of the Youzhou army were all burly and strong, wearing cold, gleaming black iron armor, with long swords at their waists, standard-issue spears in their hands, longbows on their backs, and a quiver of feathered arrows.

The Han refugees couldn't help but look envious when they saw the equipment of the Han soldiers. They knew that the Han army was well-equipped, but they never expected it to be this good.

It should be noted that, whether in Han Ye or Goguryeo, only generals were qualified to wear iron armor for protection, and those iron armors, in terms of both quality and protective area, were inferior to the iron armor worn by these Han soldiers in front of them.

In the eyes of these Han Ye refugees, if a battle broke out, facing these Han soldiers, not to mention them, even thousands of Goguryeo soldiers would probably not be enough to kill the Han soldiers.

Their dilapidated weapons couldn't even break through the Han army's iron armor, so how could they fight?

After the Han soldiers had taken their positions, Li Qing quickly stepped forward and bowed to Chen Jie.

"My name is Li Qing. I greet this general. This is my identification badge..."

As they spoke, Li Qing took out a wooden plaque and handed it to Chen Jie!

"Oh, Mr. Li, there's no need for such formalities!"

Chen Jie took the wooden plaque and immediately noticed a sickle-shaped mark engraved in the lower left corner, confirming Li Qing's identity.

Chen Jie looked at Li Qing with a smile, "Mr. Li, you've had a long and arduous journey leading these refugees. Why don't you go into the city and rest for a bit?"

After saying that, Chen Jie returned the wooden plaque to Li Qing without making a sound.

"Thank you, General!"

Li Qing smiled and bowed to Chen Jie.

Li Qing then turned around and looked at the Han-Ye refugees, shouting loudly in the Han-Ye language:

"Gentlemen, the Han Dynasty has agreed to take you in. Let's go into the city now!"

"Thank you, Great Han!!"

"Thank you, Han Army!!"

Upon hearing Li Qing's call, the Han refugees couldn't help but cheer with joy, repeatedly thanking the Han soldiers before them.

"Alright! Come with us into town!"

After saying that, Chen Jie turned and walked into the city, with the others following closely behind.

Before long, the group of Han Ye refugees were taken to the military camp inside the city.

At this moment, under the dozens of large pots set up in the military camp, a pile of firewood was burning with crackling sounds, and bursts of hot steam were constantly rising from the pots.

Smelling the aroma of millet wafting from the large pots, these Han-Ye refugees, who had been fleeing for many days, couldn't help but swallow hard, their eyes fixed on the steaming pots.

If it weren't for the Han soldiers around them, they probably would have already rushed up and started looting.

Just then, Huangfu Song arrived with his men in front of the refugees.

Looking at the group of refugees, Huangfu Song turned to Li Qing and said with a smile:

Tell these refugees that the food in the pot is for them!

Moreover, as long as they help us with labor or become our auxiliary troops, they will not only be able to eat their fill every day, but those who perform well can also be registered as Han citizens and own their own land! Perhaps they can even return to their homeland in the future!

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